Love Embroidery

Botanical beauty

MATERIALS

Linen fabric: 25x25cm, white

DMC Stranded Cotton: 1 skein each of 327 (dark violet), 336 (very dark blue), 414 (grey), 520 (fern green), 553 (purple), 600 (very dark pink), 601 (dark pink), 603 (pink), 721 (orange), 728 (gold), 734 (light olive green), 739 (dark cream), 758 (light terracotta), 793 (cornflower blue), 797 (royal blue), 946 (burnt orange), 955 (light mint green), 977 (dark caramel), 3325 (light blue), 3364 (sage green), 3727 (light mauve), 3743 (light violet), 3752 (light antique blue), 3776 (brown), 3808 (teal), 3819 (lime green), 3851 (turquoise), 3862 (beige), 3865 (white)

Embroidery hoop: 18cm diameter

Basic embroidery kit

STITCHES USED

Backstitch, Full Knot Stitch, Running Stitch, Satin Stitch, Split Stitch, Straight Stitch

We’ve discovered paradise, and it’s inside an embroidery hoop! LE regular Lucy Freeman has joined forces with the talented illustrator Roeqiya Fris to create this breathtaking botanical embroidery

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